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Species "Candidatus Methanosuratus petracarbonis"
Name: "Candidatus Methanosuratus petracarbonis" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016
Etymology: pe.tra.car.bo’nis. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock, representing the formation water habitat; L. masc. n. carbo (gen. carbonis), coal, carbon; petracarbonis, pertaining to the coalbed methane well environment
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Vanwonterghem I, Evans PN, Parks DH, Jensen PD, Woodcroft BJ, Hugenholtz P, Tyson GW. Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16170. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling
Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis Wu et al. 2025 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" Wu et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, not validly published "Candidatus Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2016 corrected spelling of name, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Methanosuratus" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016.
Publication:
Vanwonterghem I, Evans PN, Parks DH, Jensen PD, Woodcroft BJ, Hugenholtz P, Tyson GW. Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16170. 🇦🇺
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⏲ According to Wu et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis" Wu et al. 2024.
Publication:
Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
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⏲ According to Wu et al. (2024), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Methanosuratincola petrocarbonis Wu et al. 2025.
Publication:
Wu K, Zhou L, Tahon G, Liu L, Li J, Zhang J, Zheng F, Deng C, Han W, Bai L, et al. Isolation of a methyl-reducing methanogen outside the Euryarchaeota. Nature 2024; 632:1124-1130. 🇳🇱
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Methanosuratus" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016.
Publication:
Vanwonterghem I, Evans PN, Parks DH, Jensen PD, Woodcroft BJ, Hugenholtz P, Tyson GW. Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16170.
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Methanosuratus" Vanwonterghem et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Vanwonterghem I, Evans PN, Parks DH, Jensen PD, Woodcroft BJ, Hugenholtz P, Tyson GW. Methylotrophic methanogenesis discovered in the archaeal phylum Verstraetearchaeota. Nat Microbiol 2016; 1:16170. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 1014
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